Mollie is a pampered carriage horse in the Creature Shop-effects film
Animal Farm. Mollie first appears when informed by Jessie that there is a
meeting. Unlike the other animals, who look forward to freedom from humans,
Mollie worries about no longer being able to wear the ribbons she treasures.

However, early on, she does join Boxer in finding the food stores, and she
marks the spot of Old Major's death with a ribbon. Later, she appears among the
animals investigating the farmhouse.

Mollie represented the upper and middle
class Russians that fled to the West. In the book, she ran off to another farm
when she is forbidden to eat sugar cubes and wear ribbons on her head; the film
adaptation glosses over her actual departure.

Friday, September 7, 2012

Boxer is one of the main characters of Animal Farm, and he represents the
working class of the Russian Revolution, and how they worked hard for a better
life.

In the film, he is recognized as the kind and hard-working horse on
the farm, despite being abused and bullied by Jones. He is best friends with
Benjamin, but in the film this role has been taken over mostly by Jessie. He
devoted all of his life trying to build (and soon remake) the windmill, and soon
caused him his death. His death triggered Jessie's mind to evacuate the animals
out of the farm, and lead them to safety.

Boxer's tragic death to Napoleon
is just something he can get money to buy whisky out of, making him very
corrupt.

Snowball is a fictional pig in the book Animal Farm written by George
Orwell. He is based on Leon Trotsky.

Snowball believes in a continued
revolution: he argues that in order to defend Animal Farm and strengthen the
reality of Old Major's dream of a life without humans, the animals should stir
up rebellions in other farms throughout England. He is the only Pig on the farm
who works with the other animals and is the kinder pig on the farm. Snowball
also writes the first version of the Seven Commandments. These are later altered
by Squealer under the orders of Napoleon to accommodate the actions of the pigs.
For example, the commandment stating “No animal shall drink alcohol” is changed
to “No animal shall drink alcohol to excess”, and is later removed entirely. The
rule that states, “No animal should sleep in a bed,” changed to “No animal
should sleep in a bed with sheets”.

Snowball is eventually forced out of the
farm when Napoleon uses his guard dogs to chase Snowball. After that he is
blamed for problems on the farm, and it is claimed he was in support of Jones
from the start. Though he fought bravely at the Battle of Cowshed, the facts are
altered to say he openly fought for Jones and the shot wounds are changed to
wounds Napoleon inflicted on him. Those accused of supporting him are executed
after being forced to confess, and a reward is offered for his capture.

Snowball was a very inventive and quick speech pig that influenced others to
his side. It is never revealed what happened to him after his escape, although
in the 1950s film adaptation it is implied the dogs killed him.

Old Major is an aging prized show pig in Animal Farm. Nearing the end of
his life, Old Major wishes to impart wisdom to his fellow animals, encouraging
them to rejoice in the nobility of their "animalism," care for each other
collectively, and fight to eventually be freed from men. During the meeting at
the barn, Jones (who is attracted by the noise) goes to investigate, he slips in
mud and fires his gun, hitting Old Major in the rear. Major then falls back off
of the loft to his death. His memory is honored by the animals, but later abused
by Napoleon, who goes so far as to bring the rotting head of the boar, saved
from the Jones' icebox.

In the original George Orwell novel, Old Major was
largely inspired by Karl Marx.

The doubly-named Detective Meyer was a dry, oddly wry philosopher. I can't
prove this, but he may have been the inspiration in the creation of Detective
Arthur Dietrich on 'Barney Miller'. Within the reality of Toobworld, Meyer
Meyer may have been Dietrich's mentor before Arthur joined the squad at the 12th
Precinct.....

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